Halloween Specials

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The New Munsters on Mockingbird Lane

A few weeks ago I wrote about one of the children’s shows from my childhood that I loved, Eerie, Indiana, and briefly touched on how startled I was every time the main character’s mother’s name Marilyn was said out loud, as it’s not a name I hear every day, but it is my name. Another

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Halloween Specials — King of Queens: ‘Ticker Treat’ (2001)

The cool thing about the Halloween season is that EVERYONE suddenly embraces and celebrates the things we love all year round. Non-horror television shows have proven to be no exception to that rule over the years, often getting their horror on in the weeks leading into the greatest holiday of the year. No show did

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Halloween Specials — The Last Halloween (1991)

The cool thing about the Halloween season is that EVERYONE suddenly embraces and celebrates the things we love all year round. Non-horror television shows have proven to be no exception to that rule over the years, often getting their horror on in the weeks leading into the greatest holiday of the year. No show did

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My Five Favorite Costumes from Roseanne’s Halloween Episodes

It’s often said that the TV series Roseanne was way ahead of its time, and the show’s many Halloween specials serve as a prime example of that. Airing in October of 1989, during the second season, Roseanne’s very first Halloween-themed episode was something that was practically unheard of on the small screen at the time,

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Halloween Specials — Starsky and Hutch: ‘The Vampire’ (1976)

The cool thing about the Halloween season is that EVERYONE suddenly embraces and celebrates the things we love all year round. Non-horror television shows have proven to be no exception to that rule over the years, often getting their horror on in the weeks leading into the greatest holiday of the year. Of course, no

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Halloween TV Specials: Halloween is Grinch Night

There are a few traditions that are an essential part of my annual Halloween experience, which include drinking enough pumpkin beer to turn part-gourd and, of course, carving at least one terrible looking jack o’lantern that just begs to be smashed on my porch by trick or treaters who don’t appreciate the finer things in